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    Tell Your Lawmakers: New Jersey Needs Strong Local News and Information

    New Jersey is set to receive $332 million from selling off the broadcast licenses of two of its old public-media stations.

    With the majority of New Jersey’s communities currently receiving little to no coverage, these public-media funds should be used to fix the state’s local news crisis.

    The NJ state legislature must take action by funding the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium, a project that will unite journalists and higher education institutions with residents to fund projects to create a system of locally-produced news.

    Some lawmakers are already scrambling to find other ways to spend it — not surprising since they know that a thriving local news system will play a big role in holding them accountable.

    No more settling for Philadelphia or New York City news. No more Bridgegate-era backroom politicking. No more invisible communities of color.

    Our legislators must act now. The public media stations were originally created to serve our information needs, so it’s only right the funding be used to revive and amplify local voices.

    Call your legislators today and tell them to support Assembly Bill A4933 and Senate Bill S3303.